Schizophrenia

Erin and Sam


What is it?

• A long-term mental disorder of a type involving a breakdown in the relation between thought, emotion, and behavior.
• Schizophrenia means "split mind" but NOT split personality.

Facts about Schizophrenia!

• 1% of Americans have this.
• When diagnosed with disorders sometimes hear voices
• Most people don't make sense when they talk.
• People diagnosed with this may sit quietly and still for hours.
• These people might seem normal, until they talk.

What causes Schizophrenia?

• Environment
• Substance miss use
• Prenatal

What are the symptoms?

• Hallucinations
  • When you see, hear, smell, touch with reality becomes hardly noticeable.
    • voices are unrecognizable by their own thoughts.
• Delusions
  • false beliefs aren't part of their culture and do not change.
  • Delusions are bizarre.
    • ex: people on TV directing special messages or people are trying to harass, spying, and trying to harm the patient.
• Movement
  • Agitated body movements with repetition.
    • extreme: catatonia- no response and movement with others.
• Thought Disorder
  • Trouble organizing thoughts, and hard to understand.
  • The person might speak in the middle of a thought with meaningless words.
• Lack of speech and motivation.
• Inhibition of facial features.

What are the treatments?

• Mood stabilizers and Anti depressants prescribed by a doctor.
• Psychotherapy.
• Hospital, if bad enough.
• Rehabilitation
• Self help groups.

Is it genetic?

• No, it is believed to be cause by a bunch of environmental factors.

Is it common in families?

• No, it is very rare, but here is a link to help prevent schizophrenia in families.
  
  
  • Schizophrenia Prevention
  
  

Our perception of Schizophrenia?

• Schizophrenia is one of the most psychology.
• A lot of our knowledge or information we know is based off of movies we see.
• Sometimes they are called "the crazy people".

Is it linked to any other disorders?

• Possibly. Check the link out for more info.
  • Genetically linked to other diseases?

Web Citations:

"Schizophrenia, A Matter of Perception Part 2: Reality, What Reality?" Serendip. Serendip, 22 May 2002. Web. 7 Feb. 2012. <http://serendip.brynmawr.edu/bb/neuro/neuro02/web3/schan.html>.

"NIMH · Schizophrenia." NIMH · Home. Web. 07 Feb. 2012. <http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/schizophrenia/what-is-schizophrenia.shtml>.

Book:

Harrison, Paul. Schizophrenia. Ed. Daniel R. Weinberger. 3rd ed. Wiley Blackwell. Print.

Movie:

"Beautiful Mind"